Until about two decades ago, the study of writing systems and their relationship to literacy
acquisition was sparse and generally modeled after studies of English language learners …

Reading is an essential skill in modern societies, yet not all learners necessarily become
proficient readers. Theoretical concepts (eg, the orthographic depth hypothesis; the grain …

Despite the diversity of human languages and writing systems, most research into literacy
acquisition and dyslexia has focused on English. Even where other languages are studied …

This volume unites spelling and word recognition--two areas that have largely remained
theoretically and empirically distinct. Despite considerable advances in the investigation of …

Orthographic knowledge is one of several contributors to developing literacy skills. However,
our understanding of how orthographic knowledge contributes to both spelling and reading …

Recent cross-language studies have suggested that the rate of reading acquisition differs in
different alphabetic orthographies. These cross-language differences are usually interpreted …

The representation of meaning by words is the basis of the human linguistic ability. Spoken
words have an underlying phonologic structure that is formed primarily by combining a small …

The twenty years since Scientific Studies of Reading was established as a journal has seen
major advances in our understanding of how children become skilled word readers. It is now …

Orthographic knowledge is the understanding of how spoken language is represented in
print. However, the terms used to describe the two levels of orthographic knowledge, lexical …

Recent years have brought about rapid advances in our understanding of reading and how
it develops, particularly in relation to the importance of alphabetic coding skills. However …